ossuary

os·su·ar·y  (sh-r, sy-)

n. pl. os·su·ar·ies

A container or receptacle, such as an urn or a vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

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[Late Latin ossurium, from neuter of Latin ossurius, of bones, from os, oss-, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]

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ossuary [ˈɒsjʊərɪ]

n pl -aries

(Social Science / Archaeology) any container for the burial of human bones, such as an urn or vault

[from Late Latin ossuārium, from Latin os bone]

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ossuarium, ossuary

a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead. See also death.

See also: Bones

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ossuary - From Latin os, "bone," it is any receptacle—urn, vault, etc.—for the bones of the dead.

See also related terms for vault.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ossuary - any receptacle for the burial of human bones receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in

Translations

ossuary [ˈɒsjʊərɪ] N → osario m

ossuary

n → Ossarium nt; (= building also) → Beinhaus nt